Victoria Hotel: An Authentic Bargain in San Telmo
The Victoria Hotel is a San Telmo institution and one of the best deals for budget travelers to Buenos Aires. This historic, family-run hotel sits on the narrow and lively …
Mendoza: Beautiful Wine City at the Foot of the Andes
Mendoza, with its tree-lined streets, plentiful plazas, and prime location at the foot of the Andes is one of the world’s most beautiful wine cities. Early immigrants from Europe realized …
Porteño Corner: Cafe Retiro Waiter, ‘Charly’ Castillo
Carlos ‘Charly’ CastilloWaiter, Café Retiro, Retiro StationAge: 48From: Colghan Q:How long have you worked at Cafe Retiro? A year and a half, but I’m not really a waiter. I used …
Rosario: Pleasant, Authentic & Worth a Weekend
Rosario is Argentina’s third largest city and while it doesn’t get the same attention as Buenos Aires or Bariloche, it’s worth a visit to this city on the waterfront.
Jolie: A Pretty Belgrano Bistro
Jolie Bistro is a modern, and indeed, pretty café/bistro where art and French cuisine come together in Belgrano’s lovely Plaza Castelli area. Jolie suffered some mixed reviews after it first …
Kel: Buenos Aires’ Largest English Bookstore
Kel books harkens back to the days when Argentine English students in the leafy northern neighborhoods wanted to ensure they learned ‘proper British English.’ Importing and selling books for 35 …
Casa Felix — A Culinary Adventure in a Private Garden
Casa Felix is one of those special places that you read about as a child — a secret garden, a cloud at the end of a giant beanstalk, or a …
Pride Cafe: San Telmo’s LGBTQ Daytime Hangout
San Telmo’s first gay but hetero-friendly coffee and lunch joint is modern and fresh and has been around for years. The GQ-pretty customers only add to the sunny well-scrubbed feel …
Porteño Corner: Bakery Worker, Elba Huerte
Elba Huerte Age: 64 From: Remedios de Escalada, Province of Buenos Aires Counter server, El Pan Nuestra Bakery Mexico 702 San Telmo Q: How …
Guide to Ordering Meat in Argentina: Cuts of Beef
Argentina has a long tradition of being one of the world’s meat capitals and is famous worldwide for its high-quality, grass-fed beef. Argentines make up the second-largest consumer market for …